# K040869: Export Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medtronic Vascular
- Decided: Jun 1, 2004 after 60 days
- Product code: QEZ (Aspiration Thrombectomy Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.5150
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K010579 (2001). 6 ancestors in all.
59 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
2 of 66 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030201: Modification to Export Aspiration Catheter, Medtronic Vascular (2003) Summary page 5.
- K032763: Vascular Solutions Pronto Extraction Catheter, Vascular Solutions, Inc. (2003) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K061958: Medtronic Export XT Catheter (2006), 30 descendants of its own
- K050130: Kerberos Proximal Solutions Rispiration System (2005), 16 descendants of its own
- K050139: Modification to: Export Catheter (2005), 14 descendants of its own
- K071727: QXT Extraction Catheter (2007), 12 descendants of its own
- K081573: Medtronic Export AP Catheter (2008), 11 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Export Aspiration Catheter is indicated for: Removal/aspiration of embolic material (thrombus/debris) from vessels of the arterial system, and To subselectively infuse/deliver diagnostic or therapeutic agents with or without vessel occlusion.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K040869
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology